Overview

This panel discussion will explore the definitions and application of decolonisation in Australia.

Specifically, it asks:

• what role can psychology and psychologists carry out within a decolonisation agenda – what does it look like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples & for non-Indigenous Australians?,

• what actions/attitudes/behaviours are involved?, and

• what can the discipline do to support or encourage a decolonising education?.

These are challenging and provocative questions for the discipline and the profession which are designed to stimulate discussion and identify potential ways forward.

Level of learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

Access to this activity is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

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Activity details

• On-demand webinar recording

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• understand ones own cultural identity relative to First Nations peoples, and

• recognise the impact of colonialism on contemporary trauma.

Presenter(s)

Professor Pat Dudgeon FAPS, Ms Tanja Hirvonen MAPS, Ms Kelleigh Ryan MAPS, Professor Christopher Sonn PhD MAPS

About the presenter(s)

Professor Pat Dudgeon  Director, Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP), School of Indigenous studies, University of Western Australia Professor Dudgeon is a Bardi woman from the Kimberley Western Australia and Australia’s first Aboriginal psychologist. Her career spans over 40 years, during which she has made a distinguished contribution to Indigenous psychology, social and emotional wellbeing, and suicide prevention. She has published extensively (>1562 citations, in past 5-yrs) in both peer-review and policy reports. Kelleigh Ryan, The Seedling Group Kelleigh is a descendant of the Kabi Kabi people and the Australian South Sea Islanders, she is a registered psychologist, specialising in healing trauma with Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients from Australia and overseas. Her company The Seedling Group, delivers Culturally Safe Trauma Informed Practice Training, research, and evaluation. Kelleigh holds a seat on the Australian Indigenous Psychologist Association Board (AIPA) and her goal is to support change, through a transitional practice of Trauma Informed to Healing Informed and Trauma Aware, so our clients can grow from just enduring to a more resilient approach, that is healing. Tanja Hirvonen, AIPA Tanja is a proud Aboriginal woman from the Jaru people of Halls Creek WA, Bunuba people of Fitzroy Crossing WA and has connections from the Barkly Tablelands NT.  Tanja is currently living and working on Wulgurukaba and Bindal lands in North Queensland.  Tanja is a registered clinical psychologist (MPsych(Clin)) who specialises in Aboriginal mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, health professionals' self-care and complex trauma.   Professor Christopher C. Sonn, PhD, Victoria University Chris is Professor in Psychology at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia on the land of the Wurundjeri of the Kulin nation. His research examines histories of colonialism and oppression and its continuities in various forms of structural violence and its effects on social identities, intergroup relations and belonging. He holds a Visiting Professorship at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is co-editor of Creating Inclusive Knowledges and co-author of Social Psychology and Everyday Life, and Associate Editor of the American Journal of Community Psychology and Community Psychology in Global Perspective.